ADDICT


Meaning of ADDICT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ædɪkt ]

( addicts)

1.

An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.

He’s only 24 years old and a drug addict.

N-COUNT : oft supp N

2.

If you say that someone is an addict , you mean that they like a particular activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can.

She is a TV addict and watches as much as she can.

N-COUNT : usu supp N

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